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Giving up your weekend for work can be a tough balance, but today I have the opportunity to join many others at the Home Healthcare, Hospice, and Information Technology Conference (prior to National Association for Home Care & Hospice Annual conference). Discussing the evolving role of predictive risk models and data, we are reminded of the critical importance of these tools in advancing care at home. Jingjing Shang, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor of Nursing at Columbia University, emphasized how predictive models are enhancing infection prevention efforts and overall care quality. She also provided valuable insights into the clinician’s perspective on these advancements. Another key discussion focused on sepsis survivors and the challenges in identifying and delivering timely care to this vulnerable population. Consistency in data gathering stood out as a pivotal factor for making meaningful progress in this area. Kathryn H. Bowles shed light on an exciting development—the successful petition for the 2025 ICD-10 code, z51.a, which will allow for the documentation of sepsis in home care. While this is a significant step forward, it left me wondering: how can we intervene earlier? How do we engage this population in preventive home care before infections occur, becoming active participants in their care to reduce costs and, more importantly, improve quality of life? Prevention and early intervention need to be central to our efforts. #careathome #homecare #hospice #homehealth #infection #predictive
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4moGood commentary and it’s a powerful question… one for so many of us work to shape answers — how to better define and remove barriers so home care can intervene sooner? Good thought provoking Saturday post, KD. (And I’d expect nothing less!)